Metro Nashville Public Schools announces 2024 valedictorians and salutatorians
The 2024 valedictorians and salutatorians for Metro Nashville Public Schools have been announced.
MNPS Director Adrienne Battle was on hand at the regular school board meeting April 23 to honor them. She lauded the diverse group that includes athletes, artists, student leaders and more.
"Our valedictorians and salutatorians have worked extremely hard for the past four years," Battle said. "They have shown not just their brilliance, curiosity and academic skills but also quite a lot of tenacity and resilience to reach this point."
The students gathered for photos at the meeting after a presentation highlighting each of their names, photos, where they plan to go after graduation and what they've done during their time at MNPS.
Here are this year's top students:
Youssoupha Charles, valedictorian, Antioch High School
Marko Doce, salutatorian, Antioch High School
Najee' McGarr, valedictorian, Big Picture High School
Jeremiah Buckley, salutatorian, Big Picture High School
Genesis Blanco De Leon, valedictorian, Cane Ridge High School
Anne Phetmany, salutatorian, Cane Ridge High School
Symone Hodges, valedictorian, Early College High School
Cathalene Barlow, salutatorian, Early College High School
Reese Thompson, valedictorian, East Nashville Magnet High School
Zekiyah Brown, salutatorian, East Nashville Magnet High School
Yen Ly, valedictorian, Glencliff High School
Sophia Jimenez Arias, salutatorian, Glencliff High School
Clara Weedman, valedictorian, Hillsboro High School
Mira Berkey, valedictorian, Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School
Jerry Zhang, salutatorian, Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School
Joe Tran, valedictorian, Hunters Lane High School
Sunary Norm, salutatorian, Hunters Lane High School
Lawrence Quimbo, valedictorian, James Lawson High School
Anton Do, salutatorian, James Lawson High School
Bernardo Diaz Valle Jr., valedictorian, Maplewood High School
Jasmine Winfrey Horton, salutatorian, Maplewood High School
Ayna Sibtain, valedictorian, Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School
Solomon Debrezion, salutatorian, Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School
Mayur Patel, valedictorian, McGavock High School
Rivers Allen, salutatorian, McGavock High School
Deidra Kelly, valedictorian, Nashville School of the Arts
Elena Ruiz, salutatorian, Nashville School of the Arts
Natalie Pinson, valedictorian, John Overton High School
Vincent Guo, salutatorian, John Overton High School
Erianna Thomas, valedictorian, Pearl-Cohn High School
Daimyn Cotton, salutatorian, Pearl-Cohn High School
Shanya Mirza, valedictorian, Stratford STEM Magnet High School
Gary Dailey, salutatorian, Stratford STEM Magnet High School
Everett Scott, valedictorian, MNPS Virtual School
Baneen Al Maleki, salutatorian, MNPS Virtual School
William Simpson II, valedictorian, Whites Creek High School
Joanna Garcia Gonzalez, salutatorian, Whites Creek High School
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